9 homemade wheat pita bread Recipes

whole wheat pita bread, olive oil, all purpose greek seasoning (to taste, i use my homemade recipe )

whole wheat pita bread, cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped, tomato, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, scallions, thinly sliced, fresh parsley , torn, fresh mint or 1/4 cup basil, torn, romaine leaf, shredded, hummus (store bought or homemade ), garlic clove, minced, fresh lemon juice, olive oil, salt, cumin

whole wheat pita bread (the small ones, about 8 inches around ), apple butter (homemade is best , but storebought s fine too), kiwi, peeled (or just scooped out), strawberries, hulled and sliced, apple, thinly sliced (any variety), cinnamon , to taste

whole wheat pita bread (or 2 halves), ragu pizza sauce (homemade style ), part-skim mozzarella cheese, cooking spray (i use olive oil in my misto ), spices (basil, garlic, oregano, etc...)

garbanzo beans, drained (chickpeas), yellow onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, fresh parsley, finely chopped, fresh cilantro, finely chopped, ground cumin, ground coriander, crushed red chile flakes, salt, flour, olive oil, greek yogurt, cucumber, peeled, seeded & finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, fresh dill (fresh is preferable, but if you only have dried dill like i did, that works too), fresh lemon juice, salt, whole wheat pita bread, tomato, sliced, lettuce leaves, onion, sliced and separated

warm water, sugar, scant tbsp active dry yeast, pumpernickel, vegetable oil (optional but will help the pitas stay fresher longer ), scant tbsp salt, chopped onion , scallions or chives, caraway seed (or dill seed), king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, since the protein in rye flour or meal doesn tsp translate into gluten when it is mixed with a liquid, this dough won tsp have the stretch that an all-wheat dough will. if you use this ratio of pumpernickel to wheat when you re making pita bread, a pocket is reluctant to form. it is easy enough to make 1 with a knife after the pitas have baked. if you want the pocket to happen by itself and if you don tsp mind a milder rye flavor, use only 1 cup of pumpernickel and increase the wheat flour by the same measure, put this together as follows , using the pumpernickel in the initial sponge

instant yeast (2 1/2 tsp, or 4 oz), honey, warm water (divided ), bread flour (plus additional for dusting the work surface), whole wheat flour, kosher salt, extra virgin olive oil, cornmeal for sprinkling the baking pans, special equipment : baking pans or cookie sheets, pizza stone (optional), makes eight 6-7 inch pitas, procedure, combine the two flours in a medium bowl., whisk in 1/2 cup of the flour mixture and keep whisking until the mixture is very smooth. cover with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place for 45 minutes to an hour, or until doubled and bubbly., stir the salt into the remaining flour mixture ., mix in the remaining flour , 3/4 cup water, and olive oil. stir until a shaggy dough forms., turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic., lightly spray a large, clean bowl with cooking spray (or coat with olive oil). place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat in the oil. let sit in a warm spot for at least an hour, or until the dough has doubled in size., punch down the dough (it s fun) and cut into 8 fairly even pieces., lightly flour a work surface ., roll each dough piece into a ball between your hands. flatten 1 of the dough balls , then roll out on your floured work surface to 6-7 inches in diameter. transfer the pita to the cornmeal-dusted baking sheet. repeat with each dough ball., let the dough rest, loosely covered with a clean kitchen towel, for 30 minutes., if you are baking your pita on a pizza stone , place the stone on the oven floor, and remove the middle oven rack (move the second oven rack to the top position, out of the way). if you don tsp have pizza stone, remove the top oven rack, and place the second rack in the lower middle position., preheat the oven to 500of., transfer the pitas , two at a time, to the pizza stone or oven rack. bake for 2 minutes on 1 side, gently flip with tongs or a long spatula, and bake on the other for 1 minute., pita to a cooling rack. cool for 1-2 minutes, then stack to keep warm.